Judge Seeks Assurance That PFAS Deals Are Good For NJ

By George Woolston

A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday asked attorneys for the state to assure that two proposed deals with 3M and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. worth nearly $3 billion to resolve its claims over contamination by "forever chemicals" are in the best interest of the state's residents despite a number of objections.

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Judge Tosses Disparate Impact Claim In South Asian Bias Suit

By Britain Eakin

A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a disparate impact claim in a suit alleging that Tata Consultancy Services favored South Asian workers, finding that the plaintiffs framed the claim under the wrong legal theory.

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NJ Panel Says Erlinger Only Applies To Direct Appeal Cases

By Parker Quinlan

A New Jersey state appeals court on Wednesday held that new rules from the U.S. Supreme Court over how a criminal defendant's prior convictions are used when calculating sentences cannot be applied retroactively if the defendant has previously appealed their sentence.

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NJ Town Blasts 'Litigation Tactic' In Mall Sunday Sales Suit

By Carla Baranauckas

The New Jersey borough that's home to the American Dream megamall has asked a state judge to dismiss another municipality's lawsuit challenging Sunday sales there, arguing that the complaint failed to articulate any legally cognizable claim against the borough.

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NJ AG, Commission Call For IG Office To Fight Corruption

By Jake Maher

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and a government accountability commission he launched early in 2025 called for the creation of an inspector general's office, among other anti-corruption reform measures, in a report Wednesday.

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KeyBank Will Pay $7.7M To Resolve Branch Manager's Fraud

By Carla Baranauckas

KeyBank National Association has agreed to pay more than $7.7 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting forgiveness requests for dozens of Paycheck Protection Program loans that one of its branch managers helped fraudulently obtain, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.

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3rd Circ. Says Visa Omission Of Kids Sinks Naturalization Bid

By P.J. D'Annunzio

In a precedential opinion Wednesday, the Third Circuit ruled that a green card holder attempting to gain U.S. citizenship was properly denied naturalization for failing to list his two children on the original visa paperwork, an omission that made his permanent residence unlawful.

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Pittsburgh Paper To Close In Midst Of Legal Woes With Union

By Braden Campbell

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced plans to close after nearly 240 years, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted Justice Samuel Alito's stay of a Third Circuit order making the company comply with a National Labor Relations Board order to restore its newsroom workers' healthcare plan.

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DC, New Jersey Delis Reach Deal To End Trademark Fight

By Adam Lidgett

Washington, D.C.-based bagel shop and deli Call Your Mother Corp. has agreed to drop a federal trademark lawsuit against a New Jersey deli after the parties reached a deal to end the case.

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Genova Burns Taps Litigation Head As Next Managing Partner

By Jake Maher

Genova Burns LLC announced that it has a new managing partner Wednesday with the appointment of the former head of its commercial litigation practice with over 20 years of experience at the firm to the top role.

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State AG Enforcement During CFPB Gap Predicts 2026 Trends

State attorneys general responded to the decrease in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement in 2025 by stepping in to regulate consumer finance more than ever before, and the trends in rebooting CFPB investigations, cracking down on ESG and DEI initiatives, and fighting financial exploitation of homeowners will likely extend into 2026, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

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Key Trends In PFAS Regulation And Litigation For 2026

As 2026 begins, the legal and regulatory outlook for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances is defined less by sweeping federal initiatives and more by incremental adjustments, judicial guardrails and state-driven regulations — an environment in which proactive risk management and close monitoring of policy developments will be essential, say attorneys at MG+M.

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Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

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New Assistant AG For Fraud Will Report To White House

By Courtney Bublé

Vice President JD Vance announced on Thursday the creation of a new assistant attorney general role for fraud, which will be overseen by him and the president.

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US Atty In NY Northern District Serving Unlawfully, Judge Says

By Stewart Bishop

A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday held that the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York is unlawfully serving in his position, the latest in a string of rulings disqualifying prosecutors appointed by President Donald Trump.

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Calif. Judge Will Resign, Cop To Workers' Comp Fraud

By Lauren Berg

A California state judge has agreed to resign and plead guilty to a felony fraud charge after prosecutors alleged he knowingly hired a physician previously convicted of healthcare fraud to prepare medical reports to submit to the state's workers' compensation program, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

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Alito Recuses From Chevron, Exxon Coastal Pollution Case

By Keith Goldberg

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday recused himself from considering Chevron and ExxonMobil's effort to place Louisiana pollution lawsuits stemming from the companies' World War II-era production in federal court, just days before the justices hear oral arguments in the case.

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House OKs $540M For Imperiled Legal Services Corp.

By Emily Sawicki

The "minibus" appropriations bill that the U.S. House of Representatives passed on Thursday includes a lifeline $540 million allocated toward the nonprofit Legal Services Corp. — representing a reduction of $10 million, or 3.6%, compared to fiscal year 2025's budget — whose funding the White House previously suggested should be slashed.

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La. Judge Is Senate's 1st Judicial Confirmation Of 2026

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 53-40 on Thursday to confirm former acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook to be a district judge in the Western District of Louisiana.

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